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Madison offers France and Great Britain a deal
Madison offered France and the UK a deal so they stop attacking the American ships. -
3 separate dates when the U.S. military crossed into Canada
October 13, 1812, The US military crossed into Canada at three points. -
Battle of Tippecanoe Creek
The defeat at Tippecanoe prompted Tecumseh to ally his remaining forces with Great Britain during the War of 1812, where they would play an integral role in the British military success in the Great Lakes region in the coming years. -
The date that US Naval Commander Oliver Hazard Perry captured a British fleet on Lake Erie
On September 10, 1813, Commander perry captured a British fleet on lake erie. -
British attack Washington D.C. and burn the Capitol and White House
Highlights. On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812, British troops burned the Capitol and almost all other public buildings in Washington. The Capitol, shown ablaze in the background, was gutted, and only a sudden rainstorm prevented its complete destruction. -
British attack Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore took place between British and American forces in the War of 1812. American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killed the commander of the invading British forces. The British and Americans first met at the Battle of North Point. -
The battle of new orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana -
Napoleon's defeat in Europe, allowing the British to commit more troops to the war in the U.S.
In 1814, US forces were put on the defensive. Napoleon's defeat in Europe allowed the British to send additional troops to North America and despatch more warships to reinforce their naval blockade, which was successfully weakening the American economy. Still, the Americans continued their attack on the Niagara front.